Risk mitigation is a strategy to prepare for and lessen the effects of threats faced by a data center. Comparable to risk reduction, risk mitigation takes steps to reduce the negative effects of threats and disasters on business continuity (BC). Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.Risk management is the process of identifying possible risks, problems or disasters before they happen. This allows business owners to set up procedures to avoid the risk, minimize its impact, or at the very least help cope with its impact.